| Titre : |
Fathers of the Church : Fulgentius: Selected Works |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
saint ; 467/532 Fulgentius of Ruspe, Auteur ; Robert B. Eno, Traducteur |
| Editeur : |
Washington D.C. : The catholic University of America press |
| Année de publication : |
1997 |
| Importance : |
583 p |
| Format : |
21,5 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-8132-0095-8 |
| Langues : |
Américain (ame) |
| Résumé : |
Fulgentius, bishop of Ruspe (ca. 467-532), is considered the greatest North African theologian after the time of St. Augustine. When Fulgentius was born, North Africa had been under the rule of Germanic Vandals for several decades. His family was repeatedly victimized by Vandal persecutions, and Fulgentius himself suffered persecution and exile. While in exile, he continued his pastoral labors and became the theological spokesman of the displaced. Though he was not an original thinker, he propagated the Augustinian heritage and defended it against its adversaries, notably the Arians and Pelagians (or semi-Pelagians). With thorough understanding and conviction, Fulgentius promoted the Trinitarian theology of Augustine. He also defended and explained Augustine's difficult and controversial stance on the question of predestination. Fulgentius contributed greatly to the transmission and interpretation of a theological heritage that would dominate and shape the Church in the West for hundreds of years to come. Unfortunately, many writings of Fulgentius have been lost. Of those that survived, the most important are dated to the period of his second exile and the sixteen years from his return to North Africa from Sardinia until his death. In this volume, Fulgentius's most significant writings are translated into English for the first time. The selections presented here provide readers a unique opportunity to study the thinking of this important church father. Robert B. Eno, S.S., is professor of church history and theology in the School of Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America. His writings on various patristic topics have appeared in Augustinian Studies, Studia Patristica, Augustinus, and other scholarly journals. He is the author of Teaching Authority in the Early Church, a volume in the Message of the Fathers series, and currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Fathers of the Church series. |
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